THE OBJECT OF YOUR AFFECTIONS

Narrators Simone Lewis and Shiromi Arserio work together in this story of friendship, surrogacy, and cultural expectations. Lewis is the arch, sophisticated voice of Paris Fraser, a professional Indian woman who cannot produce a child for her demanding family. Arserio is the timid yet firm Naira, who leaves behind her past in India, hoping for a different life in New York after the unexpected death of her husband. The two narrators easily pass chapters back and forth, capturing two very different points of view to create an upbeat story of childhood friends coming back together in midlife. Will Naira be Paris's surrogate and the answer to all her problems? Listeners will be eager to find out. M.R. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2019]